Manufacturing Engineer III

Salary

$96,000.00 - $132,000.00

Location: Billerica,MA

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As a Manufacturing Engineer, you are responsible for developing and maintaining methods, operating sequences, and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, subassemblies, and final assemblies.

You'll work closely with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and new products, and you'll use engineering principles to estimate and reduce manufacturing costs, improve product quality, determine time standards, and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements.

Your expertise in lean principles, automation, and continuous improvement will be instrumental in driving operational excellence and achieving higher levels of productivity and cost-effectiveness. You'll develop and use test procedures, evaluate test results, and assess work methods, procedures, and policies to identify root cause issues and solutions that ensure operational success.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain all methods, operating sequences, and processes in the fabrication of parts, components, subassemblies, and final assemblies
• Work with other engineering functions to coordinate the release of product improvements and new products, and manage manufacturing engineering projects as needed
• Lead team in using design for excellence (DFx) principles to estimate and reduce manufacturing and/or product costs, and to improve product quality
• Determine time standards and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements
• Develop and use test procedures, evaluate test results, and evaluate work methods, procedures, and policies
• Determine root causes and corrective actions for issues that arise during assembly or system testing; perform Process Failure Mode & Effects Analysis; and provide reports as needed
• Mentor and train junior level engineers

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 4-7 years of experience
• Demonstrated conceptual knowledge and technical experience for everyday problem-solving on the job

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid interpersonal skills-including the ability to clearly explain difficult or sensitive information, and the ability to build consensus

Physical Requirements

This position may require standing for extended periods of time, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools. Additionally, because this position also may involve working in a clean room, the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment such as coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, gloves, respirators, chemical aprons, and face shields may be required.

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• Additional Information
• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
• Travel: No
• Relocation Eligible: No

Pay and benefits

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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